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BSR Camera and editing.

In this scene camera techniques such as close up shots are used to imply a certain point such as separation between characters. Denoted in the frames above is a moment of dialogue occurring within a scene in which a man and a woman that he loves are arguing about the current dilemmas revolving each of their lives such as the male character not being allowed to contact his son. The camerawork denoted in this moment of the dialogue are two close-ups of the male and female character in the scene. The close-ups connote that they are discussing a very concerning and painful matter to which the camera compliments on by denoting the reactions and facial expressions of the characters as they are doing so. The use of close-ups denote only these two characters and not much of their surroundings which connotes that the situations that are being discovered are exclusively meant to be known by the characters in the scene as they do not wish for others to worry and/or get involved. Close-ups are a very distinct way of denoting facial expressions which is why it is used in a lot of BSR films including this one, ‘Nil By Mouth’

The camerawork in this scene has also been used to show the mental position of the characters in the scene. The denoted frames above are of dialogue being exchanged between the characters, mainly the female character, yet only one over the shoulder shot is denoted which is the shot over the shoulder of the female character. During dialogue scenes the typical way of shooting in a BSR film or in any film would be to shoot over the shoulder of both of the characters exchanging the dialogue. However, the woman is denoted in a close up whilst the man is denoted in an over the shoulder shot. The woman is denoted in the centre of the frame as she is opens up about her feelings as well as her opinion on the relationship between the two of them. Her being denoted in a close-up gives the audience detail of her facial expression which are very upset. Furthermore, the female character owning the whole frame connotes that she is dominant in the conversation and is open in terms of releasing her feelings and emotions. In contrast, the camera is positioned to denote the male character in an over the shoulder shot. Parallel to the woman, the male character is denoted with less space around him. This connotes the sense that he has been narrow minded and that is being closed off by the woman which can be denoted as she cuts him off whenever he feels the need to say something. This also represents the fact that the man is less dominant at that moment in time.

The characters are also denoted in individual shots: a shot that’s frame is only occupied by the female character and a shot with only the male character. The scene at this moment of the conversation is edited to shows these characters in their own occupied shots.  This goes on for the duration of the dialogue I which the man is talking about his son. For this brief moment in the scene the characters are not denoted in the frame together. This connotes a sense of separation between the characters and that they are both living their individual lives rather than the life they had together in the past. Editing techniques here denote simple cuts to shows the direct disconnection between the characters along with the direct and minimal dragging of dialogue in the scene. The connotation of distance further leads on to the connotation that they have to rely on their own actions with no support to get through their issues. This is supported by the fact that the male character is suffering the dilemma of not being able to see his own son. This scene is edited to only show the shots of both characters in their own space rather than editing to an over the shoulder shot or a two-shot. This would have portrayed a subtle link between the characters during the conversation of concerning matters. This is a technique used to show the emotional state, life struggle and disconnect that occurs for these characters which are themes that are usually portrayed in other BSR films. This effect created through the camerawork has been well executed in this segment of the scene.

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